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2022-23 School Year: What were the backgrounds of Pass Christian Public School District students?

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White students made up 59.2% of the 1,944 students enrolled in Pass Christian Public School District during the 2022-23 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 0.9% decrease from the previous school year.

Pass Christian High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 648 students.

A snapshot of Pass Christian Public School District showed 59.2% of students were white, 25.8% were Black, 11.5% were multiracial, 0.8% were Asian, and 0.7% Hispanic.

Pass Christian Public School District roughly covers four schools within Harrison County and has a main office in Pass Christian.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2022-23 School Year Enrollment in Pass Christian Public School District

White [59.2%]Black [25.8%]multiracial [11.5%]Ethnicities <5% [1.5%]
Enrollment in Pass Christian Public School District by Ethnicity in the 2022-23 School Year

SchoolAsian Enrollment %Black or African American %Hispanic of Latino %Multiracial %White %
Delisle Elementary School0%13.9%0%13.3%72.8%
Pass Christian Elementary School0%36.8%0%20.1%43.1%
Pass Christian High School2.3%27.0%2.2%8.9%59.6%
Pass Christian Middle School0%27.3%0%14.6%58.1%

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